For many years, Jon Damon, the JAARS maintenance training coordinator, has dreamed of developing a mentorship program for aviation maintenance specialists. His own maintenance training…
What do you do when a global pandemic cancels a planned in-person VBS program? This was the case for the JAARS Refuge 139 team, who…
In 2020, Kayla Duckert had plans for a Wycliffe summer internship that involved helping with a Bible translation in a Canadian First Nations community. However,…
From the beginning, Craig Gahagen’s, flight from JAARS in Waxhaw, NC, to Pucallpa, Peru, was fraught with challenges. Craig, SAMAIR Peru’s program manager, was flying…
On the western side of the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the mighty Congo River, two language groups—the Longando and Lonkundo—met for an Oral…
The mission team’s eyes grew wide as Ben, the JAARS tour guide, flipped through a sample Bible. He paged through the Bible once, showing a…
Imagine having to wake up at 3 in the morning several days in a row to communicate with a translation team in Africa who are…
Mike Mower was excited about flying to this year’s Oshkosh event. Though he had been directing this and other Missions at the Airport (MATA) events…
What do an elf and a bishop have in common? They are the same person! People often call Santa Claus a jolly old elf, and…